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-backed intervention in libya -- lineup in syria? -- why not in syria? what i get asked this question a number of times. -- >> i get asked this question a number of times. it cannot take a cookie cutter approach to that region and decide have been applied force in one area, it makes sent in another area. -- decide having applied force in one area, it makes sense in another area. the fact turkey has imposed sanctions, all of this is isolating the government in syria. i cannot tell you when, it is a ister of time before a asad taken off of his position of leadership in syria. it is tragic, obviously, that there are people that are dying. the key right now is to continue to put pressure on them, to continue the international unity that is continuing to make the effort to replace him. that is working. it is working effectively. let's give that some time to read it will always join with the international community -- let's give that some time. we will always toyed with the international community. >> because of the disastrous economic situation, a lot of peop
-backed intervention in libya -- lineup in syria? -- why not in syria? what i get asked this question a number of times. -- >> i get asked this question a number of times. it cannot take a cookie cutter approach to that region and decide have been applied force in one area, it makes sent in another area. -- decide having applied force in one area, it makes sense in another area. the fact turkey has imposed sanctions, all of this is isolating the government in syria. i cannot tell you...
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there are so many times in the middle east where something is happening in syria, journalists are not allowed to get in, a military attack on a small village, i can get on twitter and message the people that follow me. within seconds, i will say -- i would get a number or a contact. i will get that information and do that journalism part, verify, report, and use the same technology used to get the information to disseminated to the public. this is become a two-way street. i would never have been able to get that content from my sources, but i was not able to disseminate without that same technology. >> so, again, you put out a tweed. -- tweet. what is the future of journalism? >> i think the constant thing that i got was not being told. media should not be beholden to the interest of the few that define the rundown, so to speak. it is all about your involvement and your engagement. people want to be able to understand what is happening. they do not want to be told information. they want to be involved in the knowledge process and the analysis of that information. >> can go the other w
there are so many times in the middle east where something is happening in syria, journalists are not allowed to get in, a military attack on a small village, i can get on twitter and message the people that follow me. within seconds, i will say -- i would get a number or a contact. i will get that information and do that journalism part, verify, report, and use the same technology used to get the information to disseminated to the public. this is become a two-way street. i would never have...
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, we have ratcheted up pressure on syria. you have seen the united states working with our partners, working with our allies, participate in an effort that has increased international isolation of syria. and so the steps we have taken have been all in one direction, if you will, which is to put pressure on syria to make clear that assad has lost his legitimacy to rule and to further isolate his regime as we call on him to cease the violence and to begin a democratic transition in that country. we will continue to take those steps to pressure the regime to stop its crackdown. i think as we've seen in terms of the -- by the reporting and by the international condemnation of what's happening in that country, the world is watching. and increasingly, assad's legitimacy is -- has been lost around the world. and that process will continue. >> are you aware of these reports of the iranian engineers? >> i do, but i don't have anything -- i mean, i've seen the reports, but i don't have anything specific for you on that. >> and there ha
, we have ratcheted up pressure on syria. you have seen the united states working with our partners, working with our allies, participate in an effort that has increased international isolation of syria. and so the steps we have taken have been all in one direction, if you will, which is to put pressure on syria to make clear that assad has lost his legitimacy to rule and to further isolate his regime as we call on him to cease the violence and to begin a democratic transition in that country....
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>> first of all, the prime minister and i discussed syria. we share the view that when the syrian people are being killed, or are unable to express themselves, that is a problem. there's no disagreement there. i have expressed my outrage in how the syrian regime has been operating. i do believe that president assaad missed an opportunity to reform his government. he chose the path of repression and has continued to engage in repressive tactics, so that his credibility, his capacity to regain legitimacy in syria is deeply eroded. it is not an easy situation. i expressed to prime minister maliki my recognition that given syria is on iraq's borders, that iraq is in a tough neighborhood. well consult closely with them as we move forward, but we believe that international pressure, the approach we have taken, along with partner around the world to impose sanctions and to call on assaad to step down, a position that is increasingly mirrored by the arab league states, is the right position to take. even if there are tactical disagreements between ir
>> first of all, the prime minister and i discussed syria. we share the view that when the syrian people are being killed, or are unable to express themselves, that is a problem. there's no disagreement there. i have expressed my outrage in how the syrian regime has been operating. i do believe that president assaad missed an opportunity to reform his government. he chose the path of repression and has continued to engage in repressive tactics, so that his credibility, his capacity to...
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if there is a regime change in syria, syria is not going to change position on the golan, on syria for the most part but it will change its position on hezbollah, precisely because of that and what the turks are worried about, and they sent a warning about 10 days ago not to do something crazy in the region. because the fear has been that in desperation, maybe bashar is going to use hezbollah. not necessarily that hezbollah is an instrument of bashar, but you can create a scenario in which events happen that engages the hezbollah indirectly and then you have a firefight of the lebanon which would maybe work to bashar's advantage in terms of galvanizing the puppets of the region. the turks do not want to see that because it will work against the whole region and themselves. >> does iran want to see a confrontation? >> between? >> hezbollah and -- >> no, i don't think that's what they're looking for in the short term. if you look at iran in the last year and a half they've been struck by assassinations, major sanctions as well as things blowing up left and right around torain and elsewhe
if there is a regime change in syria, syria is not going to change position on the golan, on syria for the most part but it will change its position on hezbollah, precisely because of that and what the turks are worried about, and they sent a warning about 10 days ago not to do something crazy in the region. because the fear has been that in desperation, maybe bashar is going to use hezbollah. not necessarily that hezbollah is an instrument of bashar, but you can create a scenario in which...
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iraq, syria, egypt. they do not have any influence at the moment. that leaves some arabia and turkey -- saudi arabia and turkey. in many ways the saudis see themselves in a do and i confrontation with the iranians. partially it is sectarian. they see the emergence of the new iraqi state as a major loss for their own strategic position. they resent the fact that here is an arab country run by shia. by contrast, as we heard from david, it may -- they may take relief that iran's main ally is in deep trouble. . . i wish it were that easy in washington. if they really get out of hand, congress can throw a person out but who are they going to throw out when they are all guilty? [applause] not all, not all. >> we are going to wrap this up. we tried to keep it as orderly as we possibly can, recognizing there are a lot of supporters here. what we would like to do, the congressmen is going to be available for pictures. we just want to do pictures tonight. no autographs. it is going to be 9:00 before we get out of here. go through that exit where will have a l
iraq, syria, egypt. they do not have any influence at the moment. that leaves some arabia and turkey -- saudi arabia and turkey. in many ways the saudis see themselves in a do and i confrontation with the iranians. partially it is sectarian. they see the emergence of the new iraqi state as a major loss for their own strategic position. they resent the fact that here is an arab country run by shia. by contrast, as we heard from david, it may -- they may take relief that iran's main ally is in...
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in libya and here in syria. we established diplomatic relationships with assad and have the embassy there, in spite of all of the crisis to remove him. we have sat on the sideline and done nothing other than say, we would like to see him leave. it is like filling out your bracket for the ncaa. it is not going to work unless you have a policy. this president, for every thug and hooligan, for every radical islamist, he has had nothing but appeasement. we saw that during the lead up to world war ii, appeasement. we saw that if we can open up the negotiating, this will work. ladies and gentlemen, learn from history, not just the history of world war ii, the thousand year history before that. we need a president who can talk truthful to the american public about what is at stake. what is at stake is clear as we look at the situation in iran. iran is on the present this of developing a nuclear -- is on the precipice of developing a nuclear weapon. we need someone who has the courage of their convictions, the experienc
in libya and here in syria. we established diplomatic relationships with assad and have the embassy there, in spite of all of the crisis to remove him. we have sat on the sideline and done nothing other than say, we would like to see him leave. it is like filling out your bracket for the ncaa. it is not going to work unless you have a policy. this president, for every thug and hooligan, for every radical islamist, he has had nothing but appeasement. we saw that during the lead up to world war...
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syria may collapse. with that, that would be a serious blow not just to iran's on influence, but with hezbollah, which has been a ron's great arm for both deterrence and punishment for anyone it did not like. but in syria and iraq, you see the saudis at loggerheads. look at the turks, potentially for balance. it is principally a sunni country, it has religious roots in feeling and orientation. but it is also not exactly an islamic country. there is great secularism. they went through north africa basically saying that individuals cannot be secularist but governments and systems have to be secular. so it is a government that is actually a member of the west, has alliances with the west, but is increasingly being an important role in foreign policy, both in the region and beyond. and when you look at turkish foreign policy, it has two drivers. number one, turkey wants to be an important global player. it is not just regional. the region in some ways is the steppingstone for greatness. the turks are now par
syria may collapse. with that, that would be a serious blow not just to iran's on influence, but with hezbollah, which has been a ron's great arm for both deterrence and punishment for anyone it did not like. but in syria and iraq, you see the saudis at loggerheads. look at the turks, potentially for balance. it is principally a sunni country, it has religious roots in feeling and orientation. but it is also not exactly an islamic country. there is great secularism. they went through north...
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spend a lot of time, and i interviewed a fair number of hezbollah extremists and extremists on the syria-iraq border, as well, and i used to ask them why they would join, and they would give me some sort of religious and ideological example, and when i started with when they were born, i realized it had nothing to do with political ideology but much simpler grievances, and the only to prove that is to look across multiple contexts, so i started to travel to south america to talk to gang members and to travel to colombia to talk to former farc. >> what similarities? >> it is amazing how much root causes are centered around isolation, alienation, broken homes, being picked on at school, not having alternatives. every young person experiences something happening that lead them to feel isolated and alienated, but what is interesting is when you want at how they went through it. how they met someone by chance on the street that took them to this mosque, where they played football with these three kids that started taking them into a back alley, and you realize how much chance and circumstance play
spend a lot of time, and i interviewed a fair number of hezbollah extremists and extremists on the syria-iraq border, as well, and i used to ask them why they would join, and they would give me some sort of religious and ideological example, and when i started with when they were born, i realized it had nothing to do with political ideology but much simpler grievances, and the only to prove that is to look across multiple contexts, so i started to travel to south america to talk to gang members...
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and in yemen, and to some extent in syria. one thing is important for the united states and the west to understand -- changes have to come from within. they should not try to influence change in the arab countries. it has to come from within. if we want to have real representation of the people in deciding the future of these countries. by trying to impact and influence the outcome of these movements, not we palestinians but the west is risking once again undermining these important social cultural and political developments in the arab countries. yes, they have to watch it carefully, but they have to allow this process to take its due time. it could be a year, it could be two years, in some countries it will be passed and others long, but they should not try to interfere directly or impact a process that is going on there. >> did you have one? >> i just wanted to know, what with israel have to do -- what changes would have to make for the palestinians to recognize its role as a state? >> to recognize israel as a state? we did
and in yemen, and to some extent in syria. one thing is important for the united states and the west to understand -- changes have to come from within. they should not try to influence change in the arab countries. it has to come from within. if we want to have real representation of the people in deciding the future of these countries. by trying to impact and influence the outcome of these movements, not we palestinians but the west is risking once again undermining these important social...
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in terms of syria, the arab world wants to see syria's leader removed because he is in the process of slauthering his own people who want, like the people elsewhere, to have a voice in their government. so i don't adopt your premise. i believe that president obama has shown great courage and great leadership in a very polarized environment in which cooperation with the congress he has found to be almost impossible. i think that's lamentable but i think it is an accurate reflection on the present political situation that he confronts. if in fact the intent by some is simply to defeat president obama, then any success that he would have in growing jobs or anything else would be counter intuitive for that objective. further more, as it relates to president obama would be, as i think a perfect example where he wanted to in the most surgical way bring to a close a tyrannical dictatorship that was commiting extraordinary human rights abufse that killed -- was killing its own people that threatened to inileyate the people of bin gazzie and i think he did so in exrayly successful way not losi
in terms of syria, the arab world wants to see syria's leader removed because he is in the process of slauthering his own people who want, like the people elsewhere, to have a voice in their government. so i don't adopt your premise. i believe that president obama has shown great courage and great leadership in a very polarized environment in which cooperation with the congress he has found to be almost impossible. i think that's lamentable but i think it is an accurate reflection on the...
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a discredited regime is still violently clinging to power in syria. though the pressure against it is increasing dramatically each day. i want to condemn in the strongest possible termsthe assad regime's murder and torture of children that the un reported this week in geneva. deservedlyduct has brought scorn and pressure and punishing sanctions, not just by the united states and europe, but now by the arab league and turkey as well. continuedn,iran's drive to develop nuclear capabilities including troubling enrichment activities and past work on what the position that has now been documented by the iaea and its continued support to groups like hezbollah, hamas, and other terrorist organizations make clear that the regime in tehran remains a very grave threat for all of us. all this of people, all of this of people -- of people -- upheavel is causing new challenges for israel in the region very in this time of understandable anxiety, i would like to underscore one thing -- that has stayed constant over the past three years of this administration -- the
a discredited regime is still violently clinging to power in syria. though the pressure against it is increasing dramatically each day. i want to condemn in the strongest possible termsthe assad regime's murder and torture of children that the un reported this week in geneva. deservedlyduct has brought scorn and pressure and punishing sanctions, not just by the united states and europe, but now by the arab league and turkey as well. continuedn,iran's drive to develop nuclear capabilities...
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and i think it would be a significant blow to iran to lose syria and to lose asad. we don't know what it would be like but it's worth the risk to break up the iranian relationship. >> i'm a student in rutgers university, the state university of new jersey. i would like to ask about people who have concerns about your electability tend to focus not so much on your congressional record but more on your, the accusations of past ethics violations. how would you answer that in the scheme of electability? >> i think nancy pelosi has done a lot to answer it. the democrats filed 84 charges against me, 83 were dismissed the only one survived was my lawyers had written a letter inaccurately and i signed it. the democrats refused to compromise. she was one of the three who refused to compromise. but i let you decide. if she was in the middle of it, how nonpartisan and just do you think the process was? on every charge the people have said recently, for example, did we -- as a phd in history did i inappropriately teach a course using tax deductible money? the i.r.s. backed off
and i think it would be a significant blow to iran to lose syria and to lose asad. we don't know what it would be like but it's worth the risk to break up the iranian relationship. >> i'm a student in rutgers university, the state university of new jersey. i would like to ask about people who have concerns about your electability tend to focus not so much on your congressional record but more on your, the accusations of past ethics violations. how would you answer that in the scheme of...
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a discredited regime is still violently clinging to power in syria. though the pressure against it is increasing dramatically each day. i want to condemn in the strongest possible termsthe assad regime's murder and torture of children that the un reported this week in geneva. conduct has deservedly brought scorn and pressure and punishing sanctions, not just by the united states and europe, but now by the arab league and turkey as well. continuedn,iran's drive to develop nuclear capabilities including troubling enrichment activities and past work on what the position that has now been documented by the iaea and its continued support to groups like hezbollah, hamas, and other terrorist organizations make clear that the regime in tehran remains a very grave threat for all of us. all this of people, all of this of people -- of people -- upheavel is causing new challenges for israel in the region very in this time of understandable anxiety, i would like to underscore one thing -- that has stayed constant over the past three years of this administration --
a discredited regime is still violently clinging to power in syria. though the pressure against it is increasing dramatically each day. i want to condemn in the strongest possible termsthe assad regime's murder and torture of children that the un reported this week in geneva. conduct has deservedly brought scorn and pressure and punishing sanctions, not just by the united states and europe, but now by the arab league and turkey as well. continuedn,iran's drive to develop nuclear capabilities...
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they are supporting syria's efforts on the abuse of the people of syria, and the list goes on and on. we have the international referee in nuclear proliferation has judged that iran is proceeding with a nuclear weapon. they point out that what they are doing would be inconsistent with anything but a nuclear weapon. we know that we are in an extremely dangerous situation, which brings us to timing. i just want to underscore, on both sides of the aisle, we appreciate the leadership of the obama administration in reaching out to the international community and getting more support for sanctions than we have had in the past. that is extremely important. but it starts with u.s. leadership. we have seen over and over again that without the united states stepping forward, the international community is slow and in many cases will not act at all. so, dealing with the central bank of iran, your own reports showed that they are money- laundering. they are assisting the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and they are assisting terrorism. we have cut off relations with the central bank of iran. it
they are supporting syria's efforts on the abuse of the people of syria, and the list goes on and on. we have the international referee in nuclear proliferation has judged that iran is proceeding with a nuclear weapon. they point out that what they are doing would be inconsistent with anything but a nuclear weapon. we know that we are in an extremely dangerous situation, which brings us to timing. i just want to underscore, on both sides of the aisle, we appreciate the leadership of the obama...
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i was going to escape further about reflection on your description of the relative support for syria and iran, but you gave that much of unanswered explaining that it could go much farther than what it is today. i think we are having the discussion on two planes. when it is the domestic scene in the aftermath of the elections, and the behavior and the emergence of an opposition group, and the other plane is politics, and what are the implications for the effected? i would really appreciate it comment from you of how you would describe what can be an rational argument in favor of more engagement with the west, whenever it might be, and more specifically with the united states of america, and a gut feeling, which i think is slightly different, that has been there for generations on end, i think, correct me if i'm wrong, but ever since the time of peter the great -- a defensive attitude against the west. how would you compare the policy of appeasement with some european countries with pressure, and the reset of the administration. would there be some likely comes, and what up -- likelih
i was going to escape further about reflection on your description of the relative support for syria and iran, but you gave that much of unanswered explaining that it could go much farther than what it is today. i think we are having the discussion on two planes. when it is the domestic scene in the aftermath of the elections, and the behavior and the emergence of an opposition group, and the other plane is politics, and what are the implications for the effected? i would really appreciate it...
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expectations and hopes but then so much is inconclusive and the world is focused on what's going on in syria and prior to that libya and egypt and so on. has this been a good thing for the palestinian cause or has it created expectations that cannot be met and so forth? can you talk about that? >> our situation is different compared to the arab countries. first of all, we are still technically effectively under israeli military occupation. we cannot brag we have a government, we have a regime so that our leaders will fight until death to stay in power. i mean, we don't have that power to fight over it. and therefore our struggle is with the israeli occupation. we don't have an internal -- i mean, internally the palestinian people are focused on ending the israeli military occupation because this is our main objective. having said that, we said really that we were always on the side of the people. and whatever arab people choose in terms of their future regimes, future governments, we are in support of the arab masses because we, the palestinians, started popular uprising against israel in 19
expectations and hopes but then so much is inconclusive and the world is focused on what's going on in syria and prior to that libya and egypt and so on. has this been a good thing for the palestinian cause or has it created expectations that cannot be met and so forth? can you talk about that? >> our situation is different compared to the arab countries. first of all, we are still technically effectively under israeli military occupation. we cannot brag we have a government, we have a...
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the militarism that we have overseas is very shaky because there are plans right now to spread into syria and how soon can we start bombing iran? that is very precarious. so we now have a system where our personal liberties are not being protected and there could be problems in the street. we have had some indication that people are speaking out and they have every right to and they should, whether it is the tea party movement are the occupy movement. they're desperate because they are dissatisfied with the government and they're looking for answers. but we have to work our way out of this and respect to the honor and rule of law and respect individuals and protect everybody, not just certain people from all of these crimes. [applause] i talked a lot about the war's going on overseas. i did my best to try to stop them. i remember the first speech to give on the house floor about trying to stop something in iraq. it did not happen in 2001 or 2000. it happened in 1998. that is when they passed a bill that it is now our policy to have regime change in iraq and it would lead to war. we know w
the militarism that we have overseas is very shaky because there are plans right now to spread into syria and how soon can we start bombing iran? that is very precarious. so we now have a system where our personal liberties are not being protected and there could be problems in the street. we have had some indication that people are speaking out and they have every right to and they should, whether it is the tea party movement are the occupy movement. they're desperate because they are...
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plans are being made to go into syria. they did not ask for designation there. congress should act on their own responsibilities. >> this is julio. >> i am here in chicago. always great to speak with you. i studied broadcasting in college, just to see the lack of a journalistic integrity from small-time logbloggers. chris wallace of fox news saying if ron paul were to win the iowa caucus -- i hope people truly do their own research. turn off the tv and do their own research on candidates. it is clear by the way they have been attacking you, congressman paul, there's no journalistic integrity through the media. in terms of the economic war -- i'm 22 years old and investing in silver. i did research on john f. kennedy's executive order and when you talk about going back to the gold standard -- but the price of gold per ounce. silver, $30 an ounce. how can we get our currency back to where was? >> you cannot too quickly and less people change their minds about what the role of government should be. you can use gold and silver as legal tender. you cannot police the
plans are being made to go into syria. they did not ask for designation there. congress should act on their own responsibilities. >> this is julio. >> i am here in chicago. always great to speak with you. i studied broadcasting in college, just to see the lack of a journalistic integrity from small-time logbloggers. chris wallace of fox news saying if ron paul were to win the iowa caucus -- i hope people truly do their own research. turn off the tv and do their own research on...
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i've heard from north korea, libya, syria, all the garden spots, afghanistan, iraq, more than i can count, but it was extremely useful travel and helped me do my job better. i think that's a very good question, and i think we have a culture sensitivity gap that's huge, and it's one that we should both recruit people in our government who bring those skills, including language skills, but also reach out to people living around the world, to learn from them how they perceive their own lives and how they perceive us. a little humility would go a long way. >> i think what i found remarkable, with all the things a president has, it's amazing how voracious they are as readers. it's extraordinary. i don't know where president clinton got the time to do it. i was exhausted at the end of the day, and he was working harder than i was. i think presidents do have this understanding that they need to deepen and find broader ways to get the understanding, they're not just reading options papers or memos from staff. they're looking for different sources of information, different perspectives in history
i've heard from north korea, libya, syria, all the garden spots, afghanistan, iraq, more than i can count, but it was extremely useful travel and helped me do my job better. i think that's a very good question, and i think we have a culture sensitivity gap that's huge, and it's one that we should both recruit people in our government who bring those skills, including language skills, but also reach out to people living around the world, to learn from them how they perceive their own lives and...
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[applause] on syria, the policy of the nine states should be to replace the assad regime. we should do everything we can call verbally to help the dissident rebel and help them defeat the assad government. it is a dictatorship of very small minority in a country that is largely sunni. it would be a significant blow to iran to lose syria and to lose assad. it is worth the risk. to break up the iranian relationship. >> i am a student at rutgers university in new jersey. i would like to ask about people who have concerns about your elect ability, they tend to focus not on your congressional record but were on the accusations of past ethics violations. how would you answer that in the scheme of its electability? >> i think nancy pelosi has done a lot to answer it in the last few days. the democrats filed 84 charges against me. 83 were dismissed. the only one that arrive was the fact that my lawyers had written a letter inaccurately and i signed it. the democrats refuse to compromise on that. she was one of the three democrats in the process of refusing to compromise. if she wa
[applause] on syria, the policy of the nine states should be to replace the assad regime. we should do everything we can call verbally to help the dissident rebel and help them defeat the assad government. it is a dictatorship of very small minority in a country that is largely sunni. it would be a significant blow to iran to lose syria and to lose assad. it is worth the risk. to break up the iranian relationship. >> i am a student at rutgers university in new jersey. i would like to ask...
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turning to international news, syria's state run news agency announced the release of detained dissidents arrested in the past nine months. the agency said 755 prisoners have been freed but none with, in their words, blood on their hands. it comes as an arab league observer team is in the country. in yemen, hundreds of government employees walked off the job in a spreading strike over alleged corruption linked to the country's outgoing president. the employees are rallying to demand reform and the firing of top managers. corruption was one of the grievances that prompted mass protests against president saleh. those are just some of the latest headlines. >> middle and high school students, for this year's studentcam video competition, we want to tell you -- you want -- we want you to tell us which part of the u.s. constitution is important to you. get the documentary to c-span by january 20, 2012, for your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. and there is $50,000 in total prize is. it is open to students grade 6- 12. for details, go to studentcam.org. >> with the iowa caucuses next wee
turning to international news, syria's state run news agency announced the release of detained dissidents arrested in the past nine months. the agency said 755 prisoners have been freed but none with, in their words, blood on their hands. it comes as an arab league observer team is in the country. in yemen, hundreds of government employees walked off the job in a spreading strike over alleged corruption linked to the country's outgoing president. the employees are rallying to demand reform and...
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there are so many times in the middle east where something is happening in syria, journalists are not allowed to get in, a military attack on a small village, i can get on twitter and message the people that follow me. within seconds, i will say -- i would get a number or a contact. i will get that information and do that journalism part, verify, report, and use the same technology used to get the information to disseminated to the public. this is become a two-way street. i would never have been able to get that content from my sources, but i was not able to disseminate without that same technology. >> so, again, you put out a tweed. -- tweet. what is the future of journalism? >> i think the constant thing that i got was not being told. media should not be beholden to the interest of the few that define the rundown, so to speak. it is all about your involvement and your engagement. people want to be able to understand what is happening. they do not want to be told information. they want to be involved in the knowledge process and the analysis of that information. >> can go the other w
there are so many times in the middle east where something is happening in syria, journalists are not allowed to get in, a military attack on a small village, i can get on twitter and message the people that follow me. within seconds, i will say -- i would get a number or a contact. i will get that information and do that journalism part, verify, report, and use the same technology used to get the information to disseminated to the public. this is become a two-way street. i would never have...
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has been on display toward israel, combine that with the connection that tehran has with damascus in syria and support for hamas and hezbollah, and i say that we have a very lethal combination of elements that are playing out here. as for me, i say the leadership in iran has already decided to go nuclear. a think they have looked at the world. they have looked at north korea. they have said they are a nuclear power. they are really out of reach for most people. and they look at libya, which had a program that they gave up in exchange for international friendships and alliances. look at what happened there. i think tehran as saying we want the leverage and the stature that be a nuclear power will bring. so we have to ask ourselves a simple question. can you live with a nuclear iran? if the answer is yes, then you have to live with the dramatic proliferation implications, including saudi arabia, turkey, egypt, although we do not know what the leadership structure will look like there anytime soon, but it does look like the strong backbone of the egyptian military will go nuclear. at that poi
has been on display toward israel, combine that with the connection that tehran has with damascus in syria and support for hamas and hezbollah, and i say that we have a very lethal combination of elements that are playing out here. as for me, i say the leadership in iran has already decided to go nuclear. a think they have looked at the world. they have looked at north korea. they have said they are a nuclear power. they are really out of reach for most people. and they look at libya, which had...
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plans are being made to go into syria. they did not ask for designation there. congress should act on their own responsibilities. >> this is julio. not deliver these powers to the executive branch. >> i am here in chicago. always great to speak with you. i studied broadcasting in college, just to see the lack of a journalistic integrity from small-time bloggers. chris wallace of fox news saying if ron paul were to win the iowa caucus -- i hope people truly do their own research. turn off the tv and do their own research on candidates. it is clear by the way they have been attacking you, congressman paul, there's no journalistic integrity through the media. in terms of the economic war -- i'm 22 years old and investing in silver. i did research on john f. kennedy's executive order and when you talk about going back to the gold standard -- but the price of gold per ounce. silver, $30 an ounce. how can we get our currency back to where was? i going back to a gold standard? -- by going back to a gold standard? >> you cannot too quickly and less people change their m
plans are being made to go into syria. they did not ask for designation there. congress should act on their own responsibilities. >> this is julio. not deliver these powers to the executive branch. >> i am here in chicago. always great to speak with you. i studied broadcasting in college, just to see the lack of a journalistic integrity from small-time bloggers. chris wallace of fox news saying if ron paul were to win the iowa caucus -- i hope people truly do their own research....